Reports

This is a growing collection of expert-backed reports exploring sustainability, planning, and evolving trends in the funeral and memorial space.

A Complete Guide To Funeral Pre-Planning

Pre-planning your funeral is one of the most meaningful ways to ease the burden on loved ones and ensure your final wishes are honored. This guide offers a comprehensive overview of everything you need to know—from costs and documentation to choosing between burial options and personalizing your arrangements.

The Environmental Impact Of Funeral Choices

Funeral decisions have a lasting impact—not just emotionally, but environmentally. This report compares the ecological footprints of traditional burial, cremation, aquamation, and natural burial, equipping you with data to make more sustainable choices.

How To Use Your Soil

Discover meaningful ways to memorialize your loved one with nutrient-rich soil created through natural transformation. From planting memorial gardens to creating keepsake jewelry, this guide shares eight heartfelt approaches families use to continue their connection—each as unique as the bond you shared.

The Science Behind The Soil

This report explores the science of Soil Transformation, the ecological value and environmental importance of the resulting soil, the testing that ensures its safety, and how it compares to conventional garden-center compost.

Conversation Starters

End-of-life planning rarely happens alone. Families who talk openly about death tell us the same thing: it brought relief, not burden. Seattle grief therapist Dr. Jill Gross shares practical advice for starting these conversations with your spouse, parents, children, or close friends.

A Guide to Best Practices in NOR

Earth Funeral's comprehensive guide to natural organic reduction (NOR) best practices, safety standards, and regulatory recommendations, informed by five years of innovation and operations.

2025 Annual Report

This report reveals a fundamental shift in American end-of-life planning. Survey data from nearly 3,000 families shows environmental impact outweighs cost, traditional burial has fallen to 3% as families embrace sustainable alternatives like soil transformation, and more.

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“I love the idea of my body becoming a positive influence to the environment. It is especially comforting to know my family will be able to have me nurture their gardens. What a fabulous legacy!”
Theresa P., Washington